Combination packing cup and slips



Och 12, 1954 J.,A. coNNoLLY COMBINATION PACKING CUP AND sLIFs Filed June 23, 1951 ll/ll/A ,llllill n Ill fill!! Patented Oct. l2, 1,954

UNITED STATES PATENT ferries-w *CDMBN-TION PACKING CUP AND SLIPS -J ohn A. Connolly, Long Beach, Cal-if. applic-anun .time `23, 1951, serial No. 233.3205

(Cl. 16S-129.)

'5 Claims. l

This invention relates to a vcombination packing cup and slips of the type used in oil wells, wherein the wall or casing 'engaging slips are mounted directly in the packing 'cup and are pressed against the casing vor the wall of 'the bore by the resilience 'of 'the w-all ci the hup.

An lobject lof my invention is to provide a packing cup with a wall engaging slip mounted dir-ectly in the wall of the cup and with the teeth fof the slip protruding beyond the wall -o'f the cup so that these teeth may engage the wall foi the bore.

Another object or" my invention is to provide a novel means of holding a packing lcup in the bore of a well lagainst longitudinal movement by means of slips which are mounted directly in the wall of the cup.

A feature of my invention resides in the manner in which the 'slips 'are mounted in the wall of the cup, such as the vmeans to removably attach the slips in the wall of the cup.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combination of a packing cup and slips, thus eliminating the structure normally required to hold the slips adjacent to the cup, as well as the structures which were previously required to connect the packing cup and the slips.

Other objects, advantages .and `features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my combination packing cup and slips.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation 4of 'the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on a reduced scale taken on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I indicates a tube or pipe which is run into the bore 2 of the well and this bore may be either what is known as open drilled hole, or its usual casing or tubing. The packing cup 3 is mounted on the pipe I in the following manner:

The wall 4 of the packing cup is quite heavy and is preferably formed of rubber or synthetic rubber or plastic, and, therefore, will flex inwardly and outwardly under pressure, but normally the cup tends to iiex outwardly so as to engage the bore 2 of the well. The cup 3 is xedly mounted on a sleeve 5 and this sleeve is spaced from the pipe I to provide an annular fluid conduit 6 for purpose to be further described.

A thimble I on the upper end of the cup 3 bears against a shoulder 8 on the sleeve 5, thus limiting upward movement ci thecup -on the sleeve. A metal ring 9 is embedded 4in the wall d of the cup adjacent its 'upper end, and this ring is pressed against the thimble l'I and hold the thimble against the shoulder 8 by4 the nut I0 which screws on to the sleeve 5, substantially as shown. The -nut -Hl bears against the `bottom of the ring '9 thus holding the cup 3'`se`cure ly in position von the sleeve 5. The nut III may be integral with the ring 9 or these parts may be separate as desi-red. The lower lend of the nut Il is formed with a vtapered seat I l, kthe purpose of which will be 'further described.

A valve I2 is mounted Jadjacent the lowerend of the pipe I and is yielda-bly pressedupwardly by the spring I3, this spring bears against the bottom 'of the valve vv'I2 land against a shoulder I4 on the bottom voi the pipe l. Thus, the valve I2 is yi'eldably held against the seat II when the pipe I is pulled upwardly relative to the cup 3.

A packing rin'g I5 'is mounted Iin the valve I2 and bears against the outside -oi the pipe I to prevent leakage between the `pipe vand the valve. When the valve I2 is lowered, 'as shown Figure 1,` hui-d can vpass upwardly 'through the passage 6 and out through the ports 16 as indicated by the arrows I6 in lFig. 1, thus bypassing the cup 3 and permitting the cup 'assembly `to move downwardly in the well, which is usually iilled with fluid oi one type or 'another'.

When the tool is being run into the well, the valve `I2 is held yoit of the seat II`I by means of a pin I1, extending into a VJ--s'lot i8, in the sleeve 5. Y This construction of a pin and fl-slot is usual and well known in thefoil well tool held and is frequently used 'to hold members 'in one posi-'tion and permitting these members to be released when a certain point in the well bore is reached.

During many operations in an oil well, it is desirable to hold the cups 3 fixed in the bore of` the well. Frequently there is gas pressure below the cups. To assist in holding these cups in position it is necessary that slips engage the bore of the well. For this purpose I provide a plurality of slips I9 which are mounted in suitable recesses 2i] in the wall 4 of the cup. The slips I9 are i'lxedly held in position in the cup 3 and with the serrated surface protruding from the outer falce of the cup, and I prefer that the slips I9 shall be removable. To this end, I provide a plurality of bolts 2I which extend through the slips and into a metal rib 22, which is embedded in the wall 4 of the cup 3. It will be evident that when the wall 4 of the cups flexes outwardly under pressure of gas as shown by the arrows 20 or under the natural flexing of the yieldable wall, then the slips i9 will engage the bore of the wall and hold the cup 3 against accidental longitudinal movement in the well.

In operation, the pin I1 is adjusted in its J-slot i8 so as to hold the valve l2 below its seat H. The tool is now run into the well and the natural outwardly flexing of the wall d of the cup 3 will cause the slips I9 to drag slightly against the tubing or casing in the well. When it is desired to set the cup 3 in the well, a slight rotation of the pipe I will release the pin I'l and the pipe can then be pulled upwardly until the valve l2 rests on its seat ll. Fluid under pressure is now forced through the pipe l and this pressure fiuid acting against the inner face of the wall 4 will expand the cup and will press the slips I9 tightly against the tubing or casing, thus eiectively holding the cup 3 against accidental longitudinal movement. When it is desired to move the cup 3, the pipe l is lowered, thus moving the valve l2 off of its seat, pressure is then relieved from the inner face of the wall 4 and the cup 3, will slightly collapse, thus releasing the slips i9 from their tight engagement with the Wall of the well and thereafter the cup 3 can be moved either upwardly or downwardly.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A combination packing cup and slip comprising a cup shaped packer having a wall, said packer being formed of a non-metallic resilient material, a slip block mounted in said wall, said slip having a toothed face projecting from said wall, a metal reinforcing rib mounted in the wail of the cup packer and means securing the slip to said rib.

2. A combination packing cup and slip comprising a cup shaped packer having a wall said packer being formed of a non-metallic resilient material, a pipe extending into the packing cup and having limited vertical movement therein, said packer having a fluid conduit extending vertically therethrough, and valve means on said pipe engageable with the lower end of the conduit to open and close the same on movement of the pipe relative to the cup packer, and a slip block mounted in the wall of the packing cup, said slip having a toothed face projecting from said wall, and means detachably mounting said slip in the wall of the cup packer.

3. A combination packing cup and slip comprising a cup shaped packer having a resilient wall, a pipe extending into the packing cup and having limited vertical movement therein, said packer having a fluid conduit extending vertically therethrough, and valve means on said pipe engageable with the lower end of the conduit to open and close the same on movement of the pipe relative to the cup packer, and a slip block mounted in the wall of the packing cup, said slip having a toothed face projecting from said wall, and means detachably mounting said slip in the Wall of the cup packer, including a metal reinforcing rib mounted in the wall of the cup packer, and means securing the slip to said rib.

4. A combination packing cup and slip comprising a cup shaped packer having a wall said packer being formed of a non-metallic resilient material, a sleeve extending verticallyT through the packing cup, a pipe extending through said sleeve, said pipe having a limited vertical movement in the sleeve, said sleeve being or" greater diameter than the pipe to form an annular :duid passage therebetween, a seat on the lower end of the sleeve, a valve on said pipe engageable with the seat to close said fluid passage, a slip block mounted in the wall of the packing cup, said slip having a toothed face projecting from said wall, and means detachably mounting said slip in the wall of the packing cup.

5. A combination packing cup and slip comprising a cup shaped packer having a resilientl wall, a sleeve extending vertically through the packing cup, a pipe, said pipe and sleeve forming an annular fluid passage therebetween, means forming a seat on the lower end of the sleeve, a valve on said pipe engagea-ble with the seat to close said fluid passage, a slip block mounted in the wall of the packing cup, said slip having a toothed face projecting from said wall, a metal reinforcing rib mounted in the wall of the packing cup, and means securing the slip to said rib.

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